Michael Caine

British officers (Stanley Baker and Michael Caine) lead the defense of a small fort against an overwhelming number of Zulu warriors.

Michael Caine plays Harry Palmer, a British Army sergeant in the Ministry of Defence charged with aiding the recovery of an abducted scientist during which he uncovers a larger conspiracy.

In 1960s London, a young working-class man (Michael Caine) carelessly uses women without regard for their feelings.

In Victorian England, two elderly brothers strive to outlive (and murder) each other in order to inherit a fortune. The apt blend of black comedy and farce may require a second viewing to really appreciate, but the strong cast, good production and a laugh-out-loud-funny turn by Peter Sellers shouldn’t make that too much of a chore.

British spy Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) uncovers a Texas tycoon’s plot to incite a coup in a Communist country.

Fresh out of prison, Caine, with the financial backing of gangster Coward, masterminds a daring armored car robbery on the streets of Turin.

During World War II, the British Air Force faces overwhelming odds in their attempts to defend the skies over Britain and prevent a full-scale Nazi invasion.

A low-level London gangster (Michael Caine) travels to Newcastle to investigate the death of his brother.

Michael Caine plays a pulp writer who finds himself involved in a real-life mystery when a reclusive actor played by Mickey Rooney recruits him to ghostwrite his autobiography.

A successful mystery author (Laurence Olivier) invites his wife’s lover (Michael Caine) to his country estate for a deadly game of wits.

Two British scoundrels (Sean Connery and Michael Caine) in India set off to plunder Kafiristan, a country no white man has returned from since Alexander.

In the waning days of World War II, a German paratrooper (Michael Caine) leads a team of soldiers and an undercover Irishman (Donald Sutherland) on a mission to kidnap Winston Churchill from the east coast of England.

Based on the true story of the Allied forces’ failed attempt to capture several bridges in Germany near the end of World War II, A Bridge Too Far is an excellent war film; at least for the first half.

Based on the play by Neil Simon, the stories of four separate groups, all staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Angie Dickinson plays a middle-aged housewife with a dutiful husband and a precocious teenage son focused on a computer competition. But she is unhappy. She confesses her sexual frustration to her therapist, played by Michael Caine, then makes a failed pass at him. We then follow her to a museum, where she trolls for a pickup. When she leaves, we learn a black-gloved stranger is stalking her.

In this adaptation of Ira Levin’s long-running Broadway hit, Michael Caine plays a once prominent playwright staring down his fourth straight flop. Needing a hit, he hatches a plot to steal a dazzling manuscript from a former student played by Christopher Reeve. Complications ensue and spoilers follow.

International Man of Mystery Austin Powers (Mike Myers) must rescue his father (Michael Caine) from his nemesis Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) and a gold-obsessed madman (Mike Myers).

After driving their Batman franchise into the ground with 1997’s bloated and campy Batman and Robin, Warner sought to reboot the series.

On the eve of a huge promotion, a Chicago weather man (Nicolas Cage) tries to rebuild relationships with his wife, children, and father (Michael Caine).

In a dystopian near-future where the last child was born over eighteen years ago, society crumbles. Global refugees flock to London, one of the few functioning cities. Hoping for sanctuary, they find interment camps. Militant groups demanding better refugee treatment execute bombings and clash with government forces. Clive Owen plays a bureaucrat swept into the conflict via his estranged ex-wife.

Following the events of Batman Begins, Batman and Lieutenant Gordon team up with crusading district attorney Harvey Dent to crush the Gotham City mob. Desperate, the mob turns to a scarred madman who smears his face in greasepaint and calls himself the Joker. Spoilers follow.

I know where Interstellar went wrong. I knew the instant it happened. I may have uttered a small groan. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a young man named Gary who goes by Eggsy. We’re never told how he got this nickname. The film is full of superfluous bits like this.